ORLANDO, Fla. – Doctors warn the decline in pediatric vaccinations could be “a ticking time bomb.”News 6 has been reporting throughout the coronavirus pandemic about the plea from pediatricians to continue in-person visits for vaccinations.
Again in July, the Florida Department of Health showed vaccinations dropped by 15% in March and 40% in April. [RELATED: Warning from a pediatrician: Don’t delay your child’s vaccines due to COVID-19 | Doctors urge kids to catch up on vaccinations before school openings]Now as some students begin face-to-face learning, one pediatrician is warning Florida is one step away from another preventable pandemic. “We are one measles case away from a very substantial measles epidemic, so timeline there could be.